As another anniversary passed for Crush It! Sports Lounge, Mike Speets is still looking to the future.

Despite hitting the six-year mark in Grapevine, the business owner hopes to continue evolving the entertainment spot that opened when the world was shut down.

The background: Speets was working for a Fortune 500 company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area when he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps. His dad left a corporate job to start his own business in the early 2000s, and almost 20 years later, he did as well.

Speets decided to combine his love of sports, golf and food with Crush It! Sports Lounge. He was two weeks away from a grand opening in a former El Fenix restaurant spot when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. When the state of Texas announced restaurants could open at 25% capacity, Speets finally opened May 1, 2020.

The details: He said word of mouth helped grow the business, which offers various sports simulators.

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The Gift Bar will be relocating to Colleyville Town Center this Summer.

The details: The Gift Bar is currently located at 1821 John McCain Road. Owner Sarah Varney said that the new location will include a candle studio where customers can make and pour their own scented candles.

What they offer: The Gift Bar also sells curated gift boxes as well as unique gifts for any occasion, according to their website.

Six Flags Over Texas has announced the new opening date for its first “giga dive coaster as July 9.

The new coaster was originally scheduled to open June 26, but was postponed because commissioning and test taking took longer than expected, per previous reporting.

The details: The Tormenta Rampaging Run reaches 309 feet above ground and has a 285-foot drop, according to the Six Flags website. Riders will be going at 87 miles-per-hour on a ride spanning more than four thousand feet.

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